The Sherbrooke record, 1 décembre 1977, jeudi 1 décembre 1977

MILLE (1000) KING EST 1000 King (til - T«I 567 4ê51 Today'* rain if ^iprcled lo lasi laie into the day.The high Hill be 4 and lhe low lonight.I.Fnda\ will be cloud> with intermittent showers and a high of 4.OATSUN SALIS 6 SERVICE - Sh«c6rook« THE SHERBROOKE RECORD Vj:j l.ir Voice of the Eastern Townships since 1897 -Vg'uE Fr'ïïfês^iAnal INVESTMENT MANAGER Wt offer a complete personal service and welcome your inquiries Crown Trust Central Building 31 King St.West, Sherbrooke — 569-9446 Other offices across C anada I ¦ - ¦¦ J J THURSDAY.DECEMBER I.1977 RCMP undercover drug sweep nets 50 across Townships Bv JANET COTTON and JAMES DUFF of The Record SHERBROOKE — A three-year, nine-man undercover operation throughout the Townships by the RCMP drug squad has ended in the arrest of 50 people on charges of possessing, trafficking in or conspiring to traffic in a score of illegal and controlled substances Thôse arrested in raids carried out overnight Tuesday appeared in Superior Court yesterday on 129 drug-related charges It was the largest mass court appearance in the Eastern Townships since the famed Asbestos strike of 1949 Tuesday’s raids followed two years of local undercover work by three key RCMP agents who infiltrated the drug sub-culture around the Townships The Townships sweep was part of a province-wide assault on drug trafficking which has so far resulted in more than 350 arrests and the seizure of hundreds of pounds of controlled substances The RCMP undercover agents purchased more than $34.000 of pure heroin, morphine, cocaine.LSD.MDA, marijuana, and a livestock tranquillizer called phen cyclidine from local traffickers The street market value of the drugs is estimated at $150,000 RCMP Sgt Maj Gilles Poisson, co-ordinator of the operation said that “close to three quarters of the major Townships traffickers were affected by this operation ” “We have snuffed them out for a while, but the drug problem has in no way been definitively resolved,” said Mr Poisson Another 21 people are expected to be arrested in con nection with the operation, which agents say involved at least two distinct drug distribution rings More than 85 officers from the RCMP.Quebec* Provincial Police and municipal police forces from Sherbrooke.Magog, Windsor.Richmond, Asbestos, and Coaticook participated in Tuesday’s raids, which began at midnight and ended at 9 a m on Wednesday Of the arrested group.38 were residents of Sherbrooke, and the remaining 12 were from the surrounding area There were two minors in the group, and the ages of the others ranged from 18 to 30 The date of the preliminary hearing has been set to Dec 15 „ * Names of those charged appear on page * Starnes dissatisfied with explanation Auditor's 1977 report 'less scathing' fective control of the public purse.” That indictment was coupled with a revelation that one government owned corporation, Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL) had inadequately documented payments totalling more than $10 million in agents’ fees to sell nuclear reactors to Argentina and South Korea Charges that at least some of the money was used for bribes and payoffs have been a major issue in Parliament for the last year This time, both opposition MPs and treasury board officials anticipate Mac donell’s report will be less hard-hitting, not because he is expected to reveal fewer cases of mis management but because some corrective actions have been started BEING DONE The central recommendation in last year’s report, to appoint a comptroller general who reports to Robert Andras, treasury board president, is being met legislation is before the Commons to establish the job and a search is under way for a qualified individual As well, legislation was passed during the summer that gives the auditor general authority to judge whether taxpayers are getting their money’s worth on government spending programs Previously, his mandate was simply to ex amine whether or not money was spent as Parliament allocated it The government also is committed to introducing legislation to bring spend mg by many Crown corpor ations under tighter control RICHMOND SCOUTING Scouting offers Richmond youth a wide variety of activities and, because of this, the movement is flourishing.Story by Nick Fonda on page 3."4 HARD-ROCK HARD TIMES Falconbridge's latest move has some miners in Sudbury very worried about their futures.Most residents, however, are expressing optimism that the nickel market will improve and the town will once again be a prosperous place.Page 2.BIRTHS, DEATHS CLASSIFIED COMICS.EDITORIAL 8 FAMILY 6 FINANCIAL 7 SPORTS 4 TV Disappointed-a woman who treasures a secret recipe for years and then one day discovers it on a canned food label.®BUO OTTAWA (CP) — Parlia ment’s watchdog over federal spending practices tables his annual report later today, but the tone of this year’s auditor-general’s report is expected to be less scathing than a year ago.J J Macdonell warned last year that “Parliament—and indeed the government- has lost or is close to losing ef- $.Africans return Vorster JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Prime Minister John Voster won a clear victory Wednesday night in segregated South Africa’s election of an all-white Parliament With about one-half the votes counted, his con servative Afrikaner-based National party had won 84 of Parliament’s 165 seats and appeared capable of gaining more than the 116 seats it holds in the current Parliament The Nationalists won 39 of the first 49 decided contests, picking up four seats held by opponents, and were unopposed in 45 districts One liberal Progressive Federal party, trying to supplant the centrist New Republic party as the major opposition, had eight seats to the New Republic’s two The ultra-rightist Herstigte Nationale Party had won no seats “South Africa has spoken with a louder voice than one could do,” declared Voster, who had called the election 17 months early His company, Cablevision du Bas Saint-Laurent, was granted a permit from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC in 1974 to serve several communities in the area.WATCH YOUR STEP OTTAWA (CP) - Quebec and Ontario expressed disappointment Wednesday at the Supreme Court of Canada decision that regulation of cable television is the prerogative of the federal government, not of the provinces “The Supreme Court is like the tower of Pisa, it always leans in the same direction,” premier Rene Levesque told the Quebec national assembly shortly after the decision was announced James Snow, Ontario minister of transportation and communications, said in a news release that “we have always maintained the province should be directly responsible for regulating and licensing the cable television industry.” The Supreme Court issued two crucial pronouncements Wednesday that will have a future bearing on what appears on Canadian television screens.The court upheld a Quebec Apeals Court decision that Quebec legislation to regulate cable TV use unconstitutional The high court also rejected an appeal by three Buffalo, N.Y., television stations which challenged the Canadian policy of deleting at random U S.-originated commercials A moratorium on further implementation of that policy was declared early this year by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on the recommendation of cabinet A spokesman for the Buffalo companies said that while the judgments settle the long-running jurisdictional question over cable TV, he thinks they leave doubts about the jurisdiction of different types of pay television, including closed-circuit or cable pay TV systems.All three Quebec judges on the nine-man court dissented in each case, making six-to-three split decisions RULED CONTRARY ’ “There rs a fact that of the nine judges in this case, the six judges who are not Quebecers ruled contrary to what we consider to be in Quebec’s interests,” Levesque said Levesque said he wanted to read the judgment before making any formal comment In Quebec City, Union Nationale Leader Rodrique Biron presented a motion in the national assembly asking members to officially condemn the decision and to ask other provincial governments for support The motion passed despite opposition from the Liberals.Communications Minister Jeanne Sauve said the decision means a political solution now must be found to the federal provincial wranglings over cable.Mrs.Sauve said she is receptive to finding ways to either share or transfer powers over communications with Quebec and the other provinces , In Rimouski, Que., Francois Dionne, the cable television operator backed by the federal government in his dispute with provincial regulatory authorities, said the decision was a victory not only for him, but also for the population in his service area.Record Highlights Slush, slush and more slush is in store for the next day or so, according to the weatherman, and last night’s soggy snow turned most roads into dangerous-driving courses.If this freezes, it’ll turn all t X Record Bruce Porter X those ruts, footprints and driveways into X petrified studies in early-winter history, y Break out the sand and the salt - you’ll ÿ need it when that thermometer takes the X plunge.ÿ OLD-AGl PENSION TO GO UPS3.01 OTTAWA (CP) — The basic old age pension will rise to $153 44 monthly in January, an increase of $3.01 over cheques now issued, the federal welfare department announced Wednesday The new monthly total for single persons receiving both the old-age security pension and the maximum guaran teed income supplement will be $261 06 For a married couple, both pensioners, the combination of the basic pension and the maximum supplement will mean cheques totalling $498 a month The increases are the 14th since the pensions were linked to increases in the cost of living and are provided by law Old-age pensions are paid to all those 65 years or older-regardless of income Guaranteed income supplements are based on need and the amount paid varies in accordance with income The maximum spouse’s allowance, paid to persons between 60 and 65 years of age married to old age security pensioners, will increase to $249 monthly, up from the present $244 12 KIDS NOW WORTH $25.68 WITH JANUARY BONUS OTTAWA (CP) — Family allowances or baby bonuses will rise to $25 68 starting in January cheques, an increase of $1 79 for each child under the age of 18, the welfare department announced Wednesday However the amount may differ in Quebec and Alberta which vary the rates payable according to the age or number of children in a family But payments in these two provinces must average $25 68 Special allowances payable to foster parents, welfare agencies, government departments and institutions maintaining children also will increase to $25 68 from $23 89 The depart ment said the government in 1977 paid more than $173 million in family allowances each month to 3 6 million families The cheques covered 7.2 million children Secrecy surrounded burglary MONTREAL (CP) - John Starnes, former RCMP security service chief, was unsatisfied with explanations of the force’s part in an illegal police break-in Two held in Bradford robbery SHERBROOKE (JC) -Municipal police are holding two suspects in connection with the robbery-beating of 87-year old Florence Bradford, in her home on Aug 5, and who died in hospital on Nov 22 Both suspects are Sherbrooke residents, one aged 18 and the other 20 They were arrested late last night by detectives Michel Salvail and Marc Chatelois, who have been working on the case since August No date has yet been set for a coroner’s inquest An autopsy performed on Ms Bradford revealed that she died of pulmonary thrombosis She had been a hospital patient since the beating when she suffered multiple contusions, lacerations, and broken bones Because Ms Bradford died within twelve months of the beating, the suspects are liable to a murder charge on top of charges of robbery with bodily assault at a left-wing news agency in October, 1972, an RCMP telex shows The telex, tabled at a Quebec commission of inquiry Wednesday, is from Starnes, head of the security service at the time of the break-in, to the head of the RCMP’s security and intelligence operation in Quebec It is dated Oct 13, 1972, five days after the RCMP.Quebec provincial and Montreal Police raided the Agence de Presse Libre du Quebec without a search warrant and made off with thousands of documents.“Thank you for the ex plantations contained in your various messages,” he wrote.’ “Had I been consulted beforehand, I probably would have urged a far more passive role in this particular operation and particularly and especially since it was being timed to take place so soon before the federal election ” In particular, he noted that “the operation itself was Surete bugged Skawinigan PQ MONTREAL (CP) — Quebec police broke into the offices of the Parti Québécois in Shawinigan.Que and planted electronic listening devices, a former provincial policeman said in an interview broadcast Wednesday on Radio-Canada Claude Lavallee, head of the force’s technical squad until January, 1972, said his superiors ordered him to bug the PQ offices in 1969 on the pretext of combatting terrorism When he protested, his superiors told him that subversives had rented the offices under the name of the PQ, Lavallee said on the CBC’s French network No important information was gathered with the bugs, and Lavallee said he requested an order in writing to continue the surveillance The sort of eavesdropping carried out by the technical squad involved “physical dangers,” Lavallee said Once, while engaged in surveillance activities on an unidentified downtown Montreal office, he was arrested by Mon treal police On one occasion, he said, the squad was asked by a provincial cabinet minister to carry out surveillance on a department deputy minister He did not elaborate illegal.” The telex is one in a series of about 10 exchanged bet ween RCMP officers in Montreal and Ottawa bet ween Oct 10 and Oct.13, indicating Starnes and top officers at headquarters were fully informed of the raid within five days A special topsecret file had been opened for all correspondence relating to “Operation Odd Job ” An RCMP officer said Wed nesday he recommended showing federal cabinet committee a letter taken in a 1972 police break-in at the Agence de Presse Libre du Quebec, but felt the break-in itself should be kept secret from the committee Staff Sgt Francois d’En-tremont told a Quebec inquiry the RCMP’s police is not to discuss sources of information outside the force unless ordered to do so “At the time, it did not seem to me to be advisable to extend the number of per sons who were aware of the break in,” he said He said he wanted to maintain such secrecy because the break in had been illegal The letter in question was sent to agency journalist Louise Vandelac in the summer of 1972 from Jacques and Louise Cossette-Trudel.former Front de Liberation du Quebec terrorists exiled in Cuba following the 1972 October Crisis Cable ruling irks Ontario, Quebec 2 - THE SHKRBROOKE RECORD — THl'RS.DEC.1.U77 business and finance Nickel belt suffers setback Separation decision must be soon OTTAWA (CP) — The Parti Québécois should hold its referendum on Quebec separation soon if it respects the wishes of the voters and wants to improve the business climate.Finance Minister Jean Chretien said Tuesday During debate on a Social (’redit party motion criticizing federal economic policies.Chretien said he personally believes investment in Quebec will increase if the separation “question can be determined as quickly as possible ” Investors want to know whether they are sinking money into a small market Quebec only—or into a large market— the whole country, he said Money “has no color, no language It goes where it can make profits.” He said a Radio Canada poll shows 67 per cent of Quebec’s population wants the referendum within six months to a year “I hope the question is asked as early as possible “ Forest struggle continues OTTAWA ( CP ) — The embattled forests of Eastern and Central Canada, already struggling with the spruce budworm, have a tough, new enemy to contend with, Environment Minister Len Marchand announced Tuesday A new strain of Scleroderris canker, a killer of young pines plus mature pines, spruce, larch and Douglas fir, has been discovered in the northeastern United States and is spreading into Canada Bread prices may increase OTTAW A (CP) The price of bread may soon go up because of a federal government promise to increase returns to grain farmers by the end of the year, federal officials said Tuesday The officials gave the warning a day after the government said it hopes to announce by the end of December how much the guaranteed minimum price will be increased for producers who sell their wheat for domestic consumption Millers now pay farmers $3 25 a bushel if world grain prices fall below that level The minimum $3.25 has been paid for more than a year because of tumbling international wheat prices.The domestic increase, the first in five years, would be retroactive to the beginning of the new crop year Aug 1 MacMillan-Bloedel sales up NEW YORK (Reuter) — MacMillan Bloedel Ltd of Vancouver expects sales for 1977 of about $17 billion, up from $1 52 billion last year Chairman C Calvert Knudsen told analysts Tuesday He also said the company has developed a form of zero-based budgeting which has resulted in a reduction in the head office staff by about 10 per cent or 100 persons.He said 54 persons were laid off and the balance left through attrition Another company official, not identified, repeated a previous company comment that declining pulp prices will “impact sharply” on the company’s fourth quarter operations and some part of 1978 results.NHB workers allege raw deal OTTAWA (CP) — The government is being unfair to National Harbors Board employees by requiring them to, apply for positions in the proposed Canada Ports Commission, Robert McCleave (PC—Halifax-East Hants) said Tuesday in the Commons.McCleave said the ministry of transport is trying to upstage Parliament by going ahead with a proposed ports reorganization before enabling legislation is passed in Parliament He said he knew of one employee who was told he did not qualify to perform the same job in the new commission as he now holds hut was asked to stay and help his successor learn the ropes fOC under fire OTTAWA (CP) — The Export Development Corp.(EDO came under fire in the Commons public accounts committee Tuesday from opposition MPs who said its lending practices aid foreign competitors But EDC President John MacDonald countered that the corporation plays a major role in helping Canadian exporters win orders for equipment in foreign projects.Stan Darling (PC—Parry Sound Muskoka) said the EDC is effectively exporting the latest Canadian technology for the benefit of countries that compete against Canadian made products MacDonald, using the specific example of EDC loans for Indonesian projects, said the total project there is for as much as $900 million The EDC had to “fight, grab and scratch” to make sure that Canadian companies got $60 million of that total business, he said Trade unionists demonstrate TORONTO (CP)—Trade unionists staged a noisy march on the Ontario legislature Tuesday to demand jobs for Canada’s unemployed Cliff Pilkey, president of the Ontario Federation of Labor (OFL), estimated that more than 1,000 OFL members joined the spirited, quarter-mile trek to Queen’s Park from their convention centre They demonstrated for about 30 minutes outside the legislature buildings, where speaker after speaker denounced the economic policies of the federal and Ontario governments There was no sign of Premier William Davis or other members of his government outside the legislature, w here demonstrators chanted “We want jobs.” Pilkey told the demonstrators they must press the federal and provincial governments to make job creation their first priority.Statistics Canada recently reported that 8.3 per cent of the national workforce was unem ployed last month “We can’t tolerate any longer the government’s reliance on the private sector to create jobs,” Pilkey said Industry protection urged OTTAWA (CP) — The government came under a barrage of opposition demands Tuesday for greater protection of Canadian industry against foreign competition Conservatives, New Democrats and Social Créditera called in the Commons for tariffs and other forms of protection that would aid industry and save Canadians jobs at a time when unemployment is more than eight per cent of the labor force Finance Minister Jean Chretien, whose government was criticized as advocating free trade at a time when defensive tactics were needed, said imports are necessary and help keep prices down But he conceded that some form of protection was needed and announced that a decision on demands for shielding the domestic shoe industry from foreign competition will be made Thursday Meanwhile, opposition spokesmen on the Commons public accounts committee said that loans guaranteed by the government’s Export Development Corp aid foreign businesses competing with Canada SUDBURY, Ont (CP) -Veteran miner Laurie St Jean advises his son, also a miner, to seek another career, while not far away car dealer David MacCready insists this industrial nickel belt has “an excellent future ” “A lot of people in Sudbury are not really that excited about all this,” said Clyde Fairbaim, who operates C and J Maintenance Ltd , a firm that does household jobs such as painting and carpet laying “When the nickel markets come back, we ll be OK ” Mike McKelvey, 30, married with two children, said he expects to lose his job as a level planer at the Strathcona mine, operated by Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd Divergent views are easy to find, but these came shortly after the area suffered another major blow to Æ ^MES Founded 1889 its economy—the announcement that Falcon-hridge had lœt $14 6 million in the third quarter Inco Ltd , the world’s biggest nickel producer and Sudbury’s prime employer, earlier revealed plans to eliminate 3,500 jobs by mid 1978 here and in Thompson, Man Of these, 2,800 will be eliminated either through layoffs or attrition, in Sudbury * DILI.COSBY ¦SIDNEY |_ POITICR I JAMES EARI.JONES A PIECE OF THE ACTION Cinema 2 Show Times 1:30-3 55 - 6 20-8 45 p m Les Dossiers du Maire Vf Thursday A Friday 7:00 7:30p.m.Cablevision, Channel 11 Me.Jacques O'Bread y Mayor of Sherbrooke Host Remi Charland Subject - Press Conference with Richard Paquin of CKSH, Ch.9, presiding.PROVINCE OF QUEBEC MUNICIPALITY OF TOWNSHIP OF ASCOT To the Ratepayers of the aforesaid Municipality : PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the undersigned, Secretary Treasurer of the atoresaid Municipality, THAT It is torbidden to park in the streets during the winter season starting November 15th, 1977 to April 30th, 1978 according to By law 348 Any person infringing this By law will be liable to a fine of $20 00 plus fees, as well as towage fees in order to re cover his vehicle GIVEN at Huntingville this 21st day of November one thousand nine hundred and seventy seven Arthur Drouin Secretary Treasurer CHRISTMAS RIFT RIIIDF ?I BACKGAMMON CHESS SETS JEWEL BOXES BILLFOLDS WALLETS |l|||^ytv| 1 f ‘YH ¦ 1 PsWtj Tsi COPPER BRASS HANDBAGS UMBRELLAS BAROMETERS CERAMICS SPECIAL PRICES ON LUGGAGE since 1904 y.|l.fi V 5 King St West — 562 0938 PARKING IN THE REAR & jfcl •£« *£**£* »£« ^ 'A* »VI.« ( i — THE SHERBROOKE RECORD — THl'RS., DEC.1.I»77 THE SHERBROOKE RECORD Stanley Knowles:The power of persuasion The voice of the Eastern Townships Established February 9, )897, incorporating the Sherbrooke Gaiette • est 1837) and the Sherbrooke Enamtner (est.1897) Published Monday to Friday by Townships Communications Inc Communications des Cantons Inc Publisher: GEORGE ROYMacLAREN General Manager : NORMAN NICHOLL Editor: JAMES DUFF Tel.: 569 9525 x, m ^mmmm n OTTAWA (CP) - Stanley Knowles, 69-year^ild New Democratic Party MP, was preaching social gospel in Winnipeg churches during the Depression when the political instinct that first got him elected 35 years ago Tuesday crept up on him Bom in California, he had gone to school, returned to his father s home in Nova Scotia, travelled Canada by train, worked in the printing trade, tned farming and settled, temporarily, as a United Church minister preaching in country churches and later in the poor side of Winnipeg “The people I was preaching to were unem ployed, on relief, hard up," he recalled in an interview on the eve of the 35th anniversary of his election to Parliament.The man who was honored by his fellow MPs continued in the midst of this, in 1932, my father was fired because of the Depression, just like that— no pension, no nothing, just out This hit me pretty hard ” His father, a machinist, died about three years later, still out of work and Knowles said it struck him that church sermons were inadequate to fight social and economic devils that robbed a man of his work and life “This happened to a great many people Their lives were broken Their hearts were broken He had joined the Co-operative Commonwealth Feder at ion, (CCF), forerunner of the New Democratic Party, and decided in 1935 to run in the federal election in Winnipeg South Centre He lost What about us?Strike season seems to be upon us once again, a strike has virtually cut telephone communication with British Columbia/ another strike has turned Montreal into one big traffic jam.It is ironic, if not tragic, that while millions of people lose both time and money, a contented few can smile at the thought that the more hardship and misery their strike causes, the more "effective" it is.The right to strike has long ceased being a tool at the bargaining table; it's now more like a cannon aimed at a bank teller's head.In a society like ours where workers are highly specialized, where each and every one of us is tremendously dependent on a large number of unknown people, there is nothing more harm ful, more destructive than the strike as we know it.Strikes are fundamentally cowardly, dishonest and immoral.They are cowardly because an innocent party bears the full aggression of the dissatisfied group.(The striking union is not unlike the man who mercilessly beats his neighbour's young child because his neighbour has failed to return a ^ borrowed lawnmower.) Strikes are dishonest* 4 because they cheat the paying public of a valuable service, public or otherwise.Strikes are immoral because besides depriving the public ot a service, they prevent the service from being offered by any other group — that is what picket lines are all about.If I were in a position to do so I would suggest to both Trudeau and Levesque, to both the House of Commons and the Legislative Assembly that new legislation be passed: legislation which would ensure the public, the tax payers of this country, the services for which they pay so faithfully.I would suggest a new bill which would force the union and the company involved in a strike to provide an alternative service for the duration of the strike.In other words, if the bus drivers were striking against the city, as is the case in Montreal, then the city and the bus driver's union would have to find a third group to keep the buses running while the strike was going on.Who would this third group be?Why not the armed forces?Our government spends billions training men to handle crises — what could be better than on the job training during a major strike?And to cover the cost of bringing in the army I would suggest that management and union share the expenses.It takes two to tango let them pay the fiddler.Our society is growing ever more fragile.We can no longer afford to be blackmailed while management and union groups wait for each other to re consider their positions.NICK FONDA » .~ '***•' T \ T „ » *~~T - » .< I 1 -A - if STANLEY KNOWLES — Debater par excellence From the Québécois press.Sherbrooke La Tribune: All the propaganda cam paigns of the Parti Québécois, the most vigorous militancy of its members, and the magnetism of Premier Rene Levesque will never accomplish as rapid a conversion—an ideological revolution of Quebec federalists—as the stupid statements and limited actions of individuals and groups, most of them anglophone, who in their crusade for a united Canada behave like secret agents for the independence of Quebec First, the federal Conservatives openly renounce establishing themselves in Quebec and elect a unilingual anglophone who.to boot, is disinterested in the French fact Then in North York, the population is roused because a French-speaking taxpayer asks to receive bilingual forms from the municipality, j These people hypocritically pretend that a Machiavellian plot is trying to make Canada bilingual, in order to completely “francicise” it, according to one military man, luckily retired At last, a certain Stephen Scott declares that even if blood must flow, it would be essential to keep Quebec in Canada “Too bad if the blood flows.” this McGill University law professor is supposed to have said It is easy to criticize the terrorist regimes of South America, the Socialist bloc countries, the tyrants of Africa and as a people denounce the abuses in these countries But the English-speaking Canadians who profess the same philosophy as this law professor are also tyrants in spirit To dismiss the right of a people freely to decide its destiny is profoundly to scorn liberty, in practice, it is to incite certain Quebecers, whose faith in federalism is wavering, to adhere to the independence theory Canadians who truly think like the McGill law professor don t deserve as beautiful and great a country as Canada At the very most they deserve exile in the frigid lands of the Arctic where they can cool off their boiling brains .—Jean Vigneault (Nov 9) Jack Anderson’s Washington Merry-Go-Round Bugs produced bedroom banter In Jack Amicrson and Los Whitten I III Mil KIUO m >M RECORD Only English daily in the Eastern Townships Published by Townships Communications Inc.Communications des Cantons Inc.P.O.Box 1200 — 2520 Roy Street Sherbrooke, Que.— Telephone 819-569 9528 Second class registration number 1064 Mail Subscription Rates and Carrier Paid in Advance (CPA) Rates Mail TO Canada $19.00 3 months S 6.$10.50 1 month S 3.U S A.& FOREIGN COUNTRIES: 12 months $26.00 6 months $13.00 C.P.A.( All subs toexpire Dec.3lst) 12 months $39.00 12 months 6 months 50 50 WASHINGTON— The private telephone calls of Panamanian strongman Omar Torrijos have been monitored by the U S.Army for years.The eavesdropping has produced more bedroom banter, however, than inside information Congress has been trying to subpoena the results of the electronic surveillace ever since it leaked out that the Army had been caught eavesdropping in Panama But both the State and Justice Departments have joined the Army in blocking congressional access to this sensitive material From our own inside sources, however, we have learned that tha Army intercepted the telephone calls of just about every important official in Panama City The monitoring was stepped up in 1973 when the Panama Canal negotiations began in earnest, with the Army snoops zeroing in on conversations that might deal with the treaty Torrijos was a major target of the eavesdropping effort All calls to and from his country home were monitored portrait emerged from the secret telephone transcripts of a roistering military dictator who drinks too much and loves too many, a conniver who has mastered the mechanics of intrigue without learning the art of governing His phone was answered by a maid who called herself “Abuela”.which means grandmother It was difficult for callers to get through to Torrijos.the Army found, because the maid would talk for hours to anyone w ho called The eavesdroppers got bored listening to the maid’s endless conversations Those who reached Torrijos, our sources say, include a number of women who talked as if they were his mistresses The ruggedly handsome dictator, with much macho, engaged these women in intimate bedroom talk He also made many telephone calls while under the influence of liquor Once at a dedication of a dam, Torrijos impulsively plunged into the water.Other officials joined him with great splashing and newspapers ran pictures of the dictator at play.But our sources learned from their surveillance that Torrijos was blind drunk at the time His subordinates followed him into the water to minimize his embarrassment.We first got wind of the buggings in Panama several months ago The calls were intercepted by trained operators from the 408th Company of the Army Security Agency The monitoring equipment was hidden in a small trailer on a remote hill in the Panamanian capital Our sources insist that Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker, who headed the U S negotiating team in Panama, should have had knowledge of the electronic surveillance The Army turned over records of the bugged conversations to the National Security Agency, which regularly briefed Bunker, they told us There have been published allegations that one of the Army’s eavesdroppers sold the monitored conversations to the Panamanians But our sources claim several Army officers sold out to the dictator The Army has never prosecuted these officers, the sources say, for fear of disclosing the sensitive surveillance operation Footnote The Army refused to comment Bunker also had nothing to say Banking Blues: World bankers have suddenly discovered that they are teetering on a shaky financial limb Western banks, including the US banking colossuses, are stuck with billions in bad and endangered loans International bankers have told us the secret figures $170 billion in bad loans, $290 billion in endangered loans This has produced a severe strain on Letters We'll miss him the international financial system The principal cause of the great credit crisis, of course, is the catapulting price of oil Most nations have refused to reduce living standards to pay off the oil potentates This has compelled these nations to borrow heavily to meet their oil bills U S loans to foreign countries have soared to a staggering $207 billion Of that amount, $45 billion has gone to struggling Third World nations Half the assets of the largest U S banks, which do most of the lending, are now in international operations., This heavy tide of foreign loans has left the big U S banks in a precarious position Result: the money managers are scrambling behind the scenes in Washington to protect the banks from a financial crash For major defaults overseas would cause shock waves that ‘would rock the U S banking system The Federal Reserve Board is manipulating the financial levers to bolster the banks But the Fed, unfortunately, has no control over the money supply outside the United States Congress has also provided additional escape hatches for banks in the tax codes Most of them are too complex to explain here But the story is told in the statistics A congressional study, not yet released to the public, notes that the effective tax rates of commercial banks paid only a 10 6 percent tax rate This means the rest of the taxpayers must pay the taxes that the banks escape the congressional investigation, spurred by Rep Charles Vanik, D-Ohio, has uncovered a number of tax plums for the bankers buried in the fine print of the tax codes These range from foreign tax credits to accelerated depreciation To reduce taxes, banks have also been getting into the tax-blessed business of equipment leasing STAN BRIDGE EAST K.I).Tree Correction: Your correspondent erroneously reported in the Stanbridge East news items in the Record Nov 25th that Mr Neil Creller had returned from a week’s visit with his sister and brother-in-law.Mr and Mrs Robert Lee in Willow dale, Ont., when it should have said “His daughter and son-in-law in Willow dale.Ont With apologies to all concerned K D Tree This is a letter to the readers of The Sherbrooke Record in this community, instead of.as usually the case, a letter to the Editor Due to the fact that I am prone to making mistakes in my correspondence, such as the above.I feel that it is time that someone else here in Stanbridge East takes over the “Local Correspondent” duties I have greatly enjoyed writing up the local news, as well as from a public spirited standpoint, writing articles pertaining to our community with its many Associations.Churches, Museum.Headquarters of the Missisquoi Historical Society and also Headquarters of the Sir John Johnson Branch of the United Empire Loyalists.I would like to add that it is doubtful if there is another community of comparable size, in the county; if not in the Eastern Townships, where there are as many activities taking place as there are in our village I will be only too pleased to give my assistance to whoever volunteers to take my place Regretfully K.D Tree Editor’s note: Mr.Tree’s decision to give up his correspondence duties in Stanbridge East, while understandable.is a sad one for us.This gentleman covered the affairs in his area with a diligence and interest we wish more of our correspondents would show.The amount we can afford to pay our correspondents scarcely covers postage and stationery, yet Mr.Tree would send us pictures and reports of church affairs, garden cluh affairs, historical society doings and scores of other happenings.Despite failing health, Mr.Tree’s handwriting is still a lesson in calligraphy compared to some of the henscratch that crosses our desk.He’d like to see some of the critics of our correspondents take on the job themselves for a little while.It’s a thankless task, getting information from a dozen different sources a day.compiling it into readable form and sending it all in as soon as possible.True, accuracy is important.But we understand that very few people make the correspondent's life easy by putting things in writing.Is there anyone in the Stanbridge East area big enough to fill Mr.Tree’s boots?He hope so.but we’re not holding our breath.( THE SHERBROOKE RECORD — THIRS.DEC.1.If77 — S •v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.Social Notes Birthday congratulations A very happy birthday is wished for Mrs Burton Shonyo of 521 MacDonald.Magog, who will be 85 years young on Dec 6.from her family Baby shower WINDSOR — Mrs David Savage was guest of honor at a pink and blue shower held on Saturday evening Nov.19, at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs Gordon Watson in Greenlay • • • Pink and white streamers decorated the living room and a comfy chair was reserved for Glenna Kerry and Jason Watson carried in the prettily wrapped gifts and placed them on a table before the guest of honour Glenna voiced her thanks To each donor as she opened their gift A number of gifts were also received from friends who were unable to attend that evening At the close of the evening a delicious buffet lunch of salads, cold cuts, etc.was served by the hostess assisted by other family members.Bapt ism adolescent births, particularly for younger adolescents.” HEW currently is prohibited by law from financing Medicaid abortions for poor women unless their lives are threatened by continued pregnancy.The House of Representatives and Senate have been deadlocked for months in a dispute over whether to extend' those restrictions another year or ease them ABERCORN — On Sunday, Nov.20, the infant son of, Ralph and Danielle Lahue, was baptized at St.Simon Church, Abercorn Father Girard officiated The baby received the names Jason Phillipe The godparents were the baby’s aunt and uncle, Mr and Mrs.Eric Burnham of Glen Sutton.Following the ceremony, Ralph and Danielle entertained their inmediate families at their home on Lahue Road A lovely hot dinner was served to 20 guests.Mr and Mrs Perley Lahue, Jason’s great-grandparents, attended Mr and Mrs.Jules Nadeau, great-grandparents from Glen Sutton, were unable to attend Teenage abortions urged WASHINGTON (AP) - A special commission on teenage pregnancy has told the U S.health, education and welfare (HEW) department that abortions are “essential to reduce the numbers of high-risk adolescent births.” It was the second commission set up by HEW Secretary Joseph Califano to take a position conflicting with his and President Carter’s oft-stated opposition to abortion.The chairman of the other group, established to seek alternatives to abortion, disbanded the commission after concluding that the only real alternatives are “suicide, motherhood and, some would add, madness.” The teen-age pregnancy unit, headed by Peter Schuck, a deputy assistant secretary for planning and evaluation, recommended that the Carter administration spend between $147 million and $251 million to deal with the problems of the estimated 11 million sexually active teen-agers in the U S.The proposals include expansion of existing birth control services, extension of welfare coverage to unborn children in states that do not now offer it, expanded daycare services, more research and creation of a new, comprehensive youth and family services program About three million babies are bom in the United States each year, nearly 600,000 of them to teen-agers.Of the 1.1 million abortions performed each year, an estimated 300,000 terminate teen-age pregnancies The Schuck commission did not specifically include abortion among its wide range of options presented to Califano in a 60-page memorandum But it said it “considers abortion information, counselling, services and research essential to reduce the numbers of high-risk BIRTHS MARRIAGES DEATH NOTICES CARDSOFTHANKS IN MEMORIAM REQUIEMMASSES 50c per count line Minimum charge $3 00 WEDDING DESCRIPTIONS No charge for publication providing news submitted within one month, $5 00 production charge for wedding and or 2 engage ment pictures News of weddings (write ups) received one month or more after event, $10 00 charge with or without picture Subject to con densation OBITUARIES No charge if received within one month of death Subject to condensation $5 00 if received more than one month after death Subject to condensation All Above Notices Must Carry Signature of Person Sending Notices Dear Ann Landers: Every year I swear I’m not going to get caught in the last minute crush of Christmas buying I haven’t made it yet but this year I’m going to - if you will help me.I have 33 adults on my gift list and I can’t spend more than $10 for each person What can you suggest that will be useful, thoughtful, durable, impressive?— Chicago Dear Chicago: A book called “A time For Being Human” by Eugene Kennedy (published by Thomas More Press, $9 95, 180 N.Wabash.Chicago 60606).It is a beautifully written collection of essays in which everyone will see himself and swear Dr Kennedy knows him personally.“A Time For Being Human” Frank, sensitive, warm, and insightful It will give you courage to face life and help you understand that insecurities and weaknesses make you a card-carrying member of the human race.I read every word of the book - loved it and have put it aside to read again.Dear Ann Landers: The problem I am writing to you about is probably more common than most people will admit What can be done about a husband who refuses to write letters to relatives, friends, etc?Mine won’t even acknowledge birthday or Christmas gifts If he recieves a nice sweater from his mother-in-law for his birthday, I have to write the thank-you note or none will be written I simply cannot let a gift to him go unacknowledged Long, tedious work for little money Quilters exploited Christmas idea A plastic bird house makes a unique Christmas gift for the nature lover.Watching for different birds can provide fun for the family for the whole winter.Rubbermaid has two different designs on the market - the chalet and the A-frame.Ann Landers says Books make fine gifts ELMIRA.Ont (CP) Mennonite women are being exploited by people who offer small sums for intricate quilts, an Elmira shop keeper claims Carla Krause, with the aid of her husband.Rudy, and her daughter have made their craft shop the outlet for Mennonite quilts in an effort to protect Mennonite quilters A number of the beautifully designed quilts have been shipped as far as Australia, Japan.Switzer land and Germany Orders are received from many parts of the world at The Sap Bucket, a non-profit craftsmen’s co-operative store Sometimes samples of wall paper or swatches of material are sent and a coordinate quilt is requested Krause, an industrial engineer, creates a corresponding design for the quilt.Considerable time is also spent by Mrs Krause in finding fabrics for a special custom made quilt “That is what makes the quilts, which are displayed here, unique Mennonite women are tremendous quilters but they generally use quite ordinary fabrics We choose striking materials and the finished quilt is very beautiful,” Mrs Krause said Designs, handed down in Mennonite families through generations—the double wedding ring, brick designs and others— are frequently used when the quilt is not for a specific order The shop has about 10 Mennonite quilters on call Custom orders are handled only by one quilter, usually the most experienced The most adept is a woman in her eighties OFFER LOW PRICES “City people come to this area and offer about $80 to Mennonite women to make a special quilt This means she has to find the design, the fabric and do all the work including quilting, piecing and finishing, for this small remuneration It represents Why is it that so many men seem to think writing letters is the wife’s responsibility?W’hat about this?— Writer’s ('ramp In Rock Island Dear Writer’s ('ramp: I hope you feel better now that you’ve shared your gripe with the world That’s all you wanted to do actually, because you’ve answered your own question W’omen whose husbands refuse to write letters, even to acknowledge gifts, have two choices Either they can sit on their hands and let their husbands look like the slobs they are - or they can protect him by writing and explaining that he is “awfully busy” but he certainly did appreciate that beautiful sweater and sends love and thanks Dear Ann Landers: This letter is to the “healthy 16-year-old girl” who signed herself, “Off The Wall in Washington ” Her mother decided all of a sudden to get a high-school diploma and they will be in the same class next semester I am a healthy 16-year-old girl, too, and I had my mother in class - only she was the teacher I really had a blast! This message is for Social and Personal Best wishes for a speedy recovery are extended to Kristan Jondreville, young daughter of Mr and Mrs D Jondreville, of Cookshire who is a patient in the C H U in Sherbrooke Kristan was struck by a truck and sustained foot injuries the daughtei : Please give your mother a chance.Do you honestly think she'd try to be one of “the gang”?Once she sees what goes on in those gangs she’ll back off fast and you won’t have anything to worry about Besides, I think it would be neat to do homework with your mom Sign me — Kirksville, Mo.Dear Mo: You wouldn’t believe how many daughters and mothers wrote to say “The old lady should go to another high school and let her daughter enjoy her final year in peace.” And after thinking about it, I’m inclined to agree that they just might have a point.Having a mom for a teacher isn’t the same as having her for a classmate.Dear Ann: I was recently told I have a.debt to pay and I’d like to do it through your column I feel that many wives, like myself, owe a similar vote ot thanks.Thank you, “Other Woman,” for making my marriage and family life possible.Because of you, my husband makes very few emotional or sexual demands on me.He treats me well, is a good husband and he’s there when I need him He also provides me with all the necessities of life and many luxuries Neither dignity nor pride could give me the comfort I get from referring to him as “my husband”.You soothe and comfort him and he comes home relaxed and smiling — Smug.But Graceful Dear Smug: If you’re content with such duplicity it’s all right with me Sounds like your husband has a pretty cozy setup PIANO TUNING MICHAEL GOODSELL A VCR'S CUFF - 819-838-421H Return via Disney World Travel by Deluxe Motor Coach toilet and air conditioned.Rtfvm February 26 March 10 March 24 March 31 ®i TAPIS VN Bertrand Bergeron, pres r STEAM CARPET CLEANING Furnifvre r» uphetsHnd CARPET-LINOLEUM TILE SALES 563-4736 1495 King East INC.TAPIS VAFO NET Professional style steam carpet cleaners rental / .w Guarantee worfcm«*«hip •February 6 February 18 March 4 March 11 >525.per person (Motel & Trans, included) •Price for room, double occupancy Information Lessard Travel Agency Ltd 1 100 Talbot St.- Sherbrooke Tel.(819) 567-3232 - Mrs.Roy, Mgr *Rep.Mr.Bench - 562-8984 (For February 6 - Departure only) Permit No 1402 0702 0093 months oi tedious work The entire top storey of the quaint Elmira shop is filled with handmade quilts They range in price from $140 to $250 The stock is large enough for customers to make an on-thespot selection if they don’t want to wait several months for a custom made quilt to be completed Many of the orders come through tourists who have visited the shop and told friends in their homelands of the unique Mennonite quilts available there Mennonite women are quilting Christmas tree wall hangings.Christmas stockings, place mats, tree skirts, chair covers and table cloths for the shop which also handles their hooked and braided mats, as well as Mennonite sun bonnets, Mennonite dolls and apple dolls, maple sugar and maple syrup Pillow shams are also quilted to match any design A special children’s room at the shop displays hand made wooden toys, smocked dresses, stuffed toys and dolls, children’s aprons and other gift items Mrs Krause said the nonprofit shop handles crafts from about 30 craftsmen but the Mennonite quilts and quilted articles comprise the major portion of the business ANNUAL COTTON BALL at the Legion Hall, 470 Bowen S., Sherbrooke Sat., Dec.3 Adm : Canned food for Veterans' Christmas baskets.Everyone is welcome.FREE WIN a week in ACAPULCO for 2 persons plus $300.00 IN CASH Get your FREE entry form at your participating •yèr Samtone Certified Master Cleaner Crown Magog 1705 King St.W Sherbrooke LAUNDRY 569-2585 499 Mein St W.Magog The classic wool swearer.An idea you can live wirh.w These classically beautiful sweaters are made from the finest quality imported English Botany.They’re full-fashioned and hand finished.Whichever style you choose, turtle neck, crew neck or cardigan, you’ll be delighted with their easy care.“Machine Wash Wool” means they’re truly machine washable and machine dryable.They’re Mitin mothproofed for the life of the garment.It all adds up to a great looking sweater season after season and that’s what Kitten sweaters are famous for.PURE V1ROIN WOOL THE WOOL SHOP 159 Queen St.-Lennoxville-Tel.567-4344 I C — THE SHERBROOKE RECORD — THl RS.DEC.I.im Bonded-Licensed-Bilingual AUCTIONEER l.P.VALCOURT Appraiser & Buyer We buy all types of old guns 565-8188 233 Queen St.— Lennoxville INDEX |^|| REAL ESTATE | #1 #1» pgllEfiiPioYmEnTl #20 *39 ,tF A ,-A*f** \ A M-24r ^ 0 Canadian Crafts Inuit & Indian Crafts Pottery Weaving Toys Ar*.Cr.Queen & Belvidere Sts.^ 549 2427 £ft ft ft ft ft ft f* Bijouterie 4* Guertin Enr.^ ( Roger Girard, Prop.) 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